Overshoe



June 4, 1929. R. l.. RICE 1,716,346

OVERSHOE Filed April 5, 1928 l .x I l Innen/ihr.'

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lPatented June 4, 1929.

irs sr A i maar ROBERT L. RICE, OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGOR THOOD RUBBER GOM- PANY, OF WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATIONOF.MASSACHUSETTS.

OVERSHOE.

Application filed April 5,

The said invention aims to provide an evershoe or gaiter which will haveall the advantages of the ordinary buckle or fastener type in that itwill afford the same amount of warmth and protection against theweather, and yet will be free from any fasteners requiring manipulationin applying the article to and removing it from the foot of the wearer.

The invention further aims to provide such an article which, while freefrom fasteners, will be capable Of being readily applied to and removedfrom the foot of the wearer, and which, when on the foot will have anaccurate fit and conform closely to the leather shoe over which it isworn, and will have a smooth and attractive appearance which is enhancedby the absence of the customary fastener means.

llfith these and other objects in view the invention includes the novelconstruction hereinafter described and defined by the appended claims.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrate-d in the accompanying`drawing, in which 1 is a side elevation of an overshoe or gaiterconstructed in accordance with vmy invention. i

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:LJ Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section.V

Fig. 3 is a transverse section.

Referring by reference characters to this drawing the numeral ldesignates the vamp and 2 the quarter, each of which is of seamlessfabric of suitable nature.

.3 designates the rubber sole and d the rubber foXing which may be ofthe nrdinamY Aconstruction and applied in the usual manner, well knownte those skilled in the art.

rIhe vamp overlaps the quarter at the sides to a material extent asindicated by the dotted line 2a, Fig. l, showing the forward edge of thequarter, and the vamp and quarter are entirely disconnected. down tosubstantially the point where they are joined by the foning.

The overshoe may be lined or unlined, but is shown as lined as a matterof preference in which illustration.. 5 designates the lining which isof integral vamp and quarter type 1928. Serial N0. 267,662.

having a single vertical seam 5a at the back or heel end of theovershoe, the lining being severed down the sides to a point inproximity to the top edges of the foxing so that the forward edge 5b ofthe qua-rter portion of the lining conforms in shape to theconfiguration of the forward edges of the shoe quarters, while the vamplining preferably has Y its edges 5c terminating short of the rear edgesof the shoe vamp, so that the vamp portions la which overlap the quarterare unlined thereby avoiding undue thickness. The lining and the shoevamp and quarter may be secured together in any desired manner,conveniently by having the lining rubberized on its outer face to effectthe union as is common in footwear of this type.

In building up the shoe the last is elevated somewhat at the toe, whichin connection with the peculiar shape and overlap of the vamp andquarter above described, causes the vamp and quarter to snugly fit theleather shoe when applied thereto and be-pressed thereagainst. In otherwords, while the shoe may be bent at the arch and the vamp and quarterspread apart in drawing the gaiter on, after it is in place the peculiarshape and overlap tends to draw the quarter snug,-y

ly against the back part of the shoe and to cause the vamp to press'against the correspending part of the Overshoe, the vamp and K quarterembracing the shoe between them and pressing thereagainst in oppositedirections.

This causes the article to be irmlyheld on the leathershoe with a snugtit and prevents any dropping down at the heel Ywhich dropping down hasheretofore, so far as I am aware, only been prevented by the use offasteners in the case of all fabric uppers.

It will be noticed that the lower edge of the vamp slopes backwardlyfrom its point of junction with the lfoXing at an acute angle to thefoXing which assists in the snug lit, but I do not limit myself to thisacute angle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is Vl. An overshoehaving a Seamless vamp overlapping the quarter and disconnectedtherefrom above the foxing in which the 2. An overshoe according toclaim 1 in vamp and quarter are inclined towards each which the loweredge of the vamp Islopes other so as to be pressed against the frontbackwardly for aconsiderable distance from 10 and back of the leathershoe when in place its point of junction with the foxing at an thereonwhereby a close fit is insured and acute angle to the upper edge of thefoxing. dropping down at the heel prevented with- In testimony whereof,I affix my signature. out the .use of fasteners. ROBERT L. RICE'.

